The Irish Relief Act, 10th Vic., c. 7--Rapid expansion of Public
Works--They fail to sustain the people--Clauses of the new Relief
Act--Relief Committees--Their duties--Union rating--Principal clergy
members of Relief Committees--Duties of Government
Inspectors--Finance Committees--Numbers on Public Works in February,
1847--Monthly outlay--Parliament gives authority to borrow
L8,000,000--Reduction of labourers on Public Works--Task work
condemned--Rules drawn up by new Relief Commissioners--Rations to be
allowed--Definition of soup--First Report of
Commissioners--Remonstrances--Quantity of stationery used--Cooked
food recommended--Monsieur Soyer comes to Ireland--His coming
heralded by the London Journals--His soup--Jealousy--M. Jaquet on
Soyer--The _Lancet_ on the subject--Professor Aldridge, M.D., on
Soyer's soup--Sir Henry Marsh on it--M. Soyer's model soup
kitchen--A "gala day"--Ireland M. Soyer's "difficulty"--Last
appearance!--Description of his "Model Soup Kitchen"
(_Note_).--Reclamation of waste lands--Quantity reclaimable--Sir
Robert Kane's view--Mr. Fagan on Reclamation--Mr.
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